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On Sept. 19, 1863, at 1 p.m., Dodge's Brigade of Johnson's Division in McCook's Corps, under Col. Joseph B. Dodge, held a first position with the 79th Illinois under Col. Allen Buckner, 29th Indiana under Lieut. Col. David M. Dunn, 30th Indiana under Lieut. Col. Orrin D. Hurd, 77th Pennsylvania under Col. Thomas E. Rose, and the 20th Ohio Battery under Capt. Edward Grosskopff. The brigade advanced from the Kelly field about noon as the reserve of Johnson’s division. When the front brigades, with Willich’s on the right and Baldwin’s on the left, reached this line, Dodge’s Brigade moved forward on the right and the entire line of the division became severely engaged. After nearly two hours of hard fighting, the enemy withdrew to the next high ground beyond the Winfrey House, and Johnson’s troops followed to the immediate vicinity of that house.
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